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Magnetic adatoms

When Ising meets Majorana

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The topological degeneracy associated with Majorana edge states has been measured in a spin-1/2 chain of cobalt atoms, thereby opening new avenues in low-dimensional quantum magnetism.

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Figure 2: Differential conductance of a four-site chain versus transverse field recorded at the first (left) and second (middle) sites5.

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